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Early Childhood Education
Though childcare is often among the biggest expenses in a family’s monthly budget, economists say it's hard to know just how big of a problem it is.
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Stephanie Moran Reed had to say goodbye in January to the bookstore she founded with her husband. The MiJa Books owner opens up on customer experiences, mom guilt, and a favorite book recommendation.
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The story of MiJa Books starts with two parents who wanted their daughter to be proud of who she is.
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Madeline wrote to the county in mid-November asking for approval to have a unicorn in her backyard. Now the hunt begins.
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#Snapback perpetuates unrealistic postpartum expectations.
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Prowl with P-22, trace the life of a famed Black architect, Paul R. Williams, and meet a flower-spouting monster. There’s an illustrated story for readers of all kinds.
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Los Angeles County expects to distribute about 500 grants to child care providers outside the city of L.A.
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Karla Pleitéz Howell will oversee a nonprofit that manages tens of millions of dollars of tobacco tax money for Los Angeles' early childhood programs.
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We reported earlier this year that the city of Los Angeles billed hundreds of providers for a $500 fire permit in error. Who got a refund?
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Candidates running to represent the Los Angeles Unified School District’s east side met in a virtual forum focused on early childhood.
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One L.A. County child care provider is turning decades of experience into videos that resonate with caregivers across the country.
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The state approved money in this year’s budget to help with startup costs for a 'childcare special district' in Riverside County.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will now recommend vaccines against only 11 diseases.
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The Child Care and Development Fund sends money to states to help make child care more affordable for low-income families.Listen 3:31
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The law also mandates coverage to include same-sex couples and single parents.Listen 0:35
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As family housing resources shrink in L.A., one family has left what they know in California behind to start a life in the Midwest, where housing costs are vastly lower.Listen 0:45
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Some teachers are making the switch from private preschools to transitional kindergarten. Others come from upper grades. Many are needed.Listen 3:50
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Nearly a year after the fires, childcare providers say they need more help from the state to rebuild.Listen 27:21
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A new report finds enrollment in transitional kindergarten is rising in L.A. County, but community preschools are closing.Listen 0:43
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L.A. County is proposing cuts to homeless services next year, at a time when families have already been struggling to find shelter. One family shares their story.Listen 4:15
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California has made a new grade, transitional kindergarten, available for four-year-olds. LAist reporters spent a day in three schools to find out what students do in class.
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For family childcare providers who ran their daycares out their homes, it’s been hard to open back up months after the fire since they remain displaced.Listen 3:36
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Most parents know the basics, but pediatricians have some quick and easy tips to keep your young children safe during Halloween.
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The California Department of Public Health, which administers WIC, says it has gotten additional funds from the USDA and expects “to remain fully operational through Nov. 30."Listen 0:38
